Friday, May 3, 2013

Iron Man 3 opens today in the U.S. so I couldn't resist sharing all eight of these spectacular suits from the Marvel movie in all their glory.

Iron Man 3 Mark 42 armour

First up is Tony Stark's brand spanking new armour from his third solo big screen outing, which has far more gold than red.

Iron Man 3 movie billboard

Next in descending order is his Mark VII suit from Marvel's The Avengers movie, where he teamed up with Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow to defeat Loki's invading alien army.

Iron Man Mark VII Avengers armour

The Mark VI with its controversial triangular chest plate first appeared in the Iron Man 2 movie, and then it was destroyed at the start of The Avengers when Iron Man battled Thor.

Iron Man Mark VI suit

My personal favourite is the supercool briefcase suit that featured in Iron Man 2 on the racetrack in Monaco.

Iron Man Mark V briefcase suit

All these armours were photographed on display at the temporary Stark Industries Tech exhibit at Disney's Tomorrowland Innoventions attraction on April 17, 2013, to help promote the armoured Avenger's third solo movie.

Iron Man Mark IV armour

Tony Stark makes his entrance at the Stark Expo in Iron Man 2 in the Mark IV suit.

Battle-damaged Iron Man Mark III suit

Meanwhile the Mark II and III designs both featured in the original 2008 Iron Man movie that started it all.

Iron Man Mark II armour

And who doesn't like the clunky classic looking Mark I armour that Tony and fellow prisoner 'Yinsen' build to help keep the shrapnel from reaching his heart and to escape their terrorist captors in his debut origin movie.

Iron Man Mark I suit

Which suit is your favourite? Post a comment and let me know.

Be sure to check out each suit in more detail here at Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props.